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Protagonist Beer Co., which will open Protagonist Clubhouse in NoDa this spring, has named Jeremy Claeys as its head brewer.

As one of the “first-generation employees” at Wicked Weed Brewing in Asheville, Claeys relished the opportunity to take on a range of roles across the brewery’s various facilities. And while he knew he was joining a fast-growing company when he came aboard in 2015, he didn’t anticipate the brewery selling to Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2017.